Welcome to Tutorials by Vaybs
Here you find all my tag tutorials using Paint Shop Pro (I use PSPX) and Animation Shop 3.
They're all made with FTU elements ;)
And if I'm doing my job right you might pick up a few new ideas and tricks on the way.
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19 Sep 2010

Autumn

Tutorial is made in PSP10 and Animation Shop 3SuppliesMy Fall kit HereLicensed artist work is by Elias Chatzoudis(Limited Edition)Plugins usedAlien Skin Eye Candy - Impact Eye Candy 4000Alien Skin Xenofex 2Font I used for my name is called Mr SandsfortLet's startOpen a new image 650 x 650 flood fill white.Add frame 11, Image - free rotate 90 degrees to the right, duplicate it and set blend mode to Screen.Open DBV Fall paper, resize it to 35%, add it below the frame, and you see that it fits just inside one of the windows, duplicate it and move it to the other window too ;)Merge down the 2 paper layers, duplicate and set blend mode to Screen, merge down again.Duplicate it 3 times so you have 4 and add Alien Skin Xenofex 2 Constellationwith these settings

Add the same to the next 3 paper layers, but hit the random seed button to change it up on each layer.Still below the frame layer, add frame 12, resize it to 40% and rotate it left by 25 degrees.Movie it to the middle of the left window, use the Magic Wand to select inside the frame, Selections - Modify - Expand by 3, I used part of paper 14 inside mine, here's how I do it;)Add the paper as a new layer below the frame, resize 60%, use the move tool to move it aroundand see what you like inside the frame selection, when happy with it, rightclick on the paper layer and Promote Selection to Layer, deselect and delete the paper layer.To the little paperlayer, add Effects - texture effects - blinds, 4, 20, white, and both boxes checked. Add the image you want in the frame. to remove access,stand on the paper layerSelections- select all, float, defloat, invert, go to the tube layer and hit delete, deselect,and change blend mode to Hard Light and duplicate it.Add a drop shadow to the little frame, 0,-6, 25, 5, black.Add the image you wanna use on top of the big frame, the one I've used is resized 80%, duplicatedand Changed blend mode to Overlay and opacity lowered to 65.Add the wordart (element 54), resize to 70%, selections all, float, defloat.Open paper 16, copy it and clos it, add a new raster layer above the wordart and paste intoselections (Ctrl+Shift+L). Deselect and delete the original wordart layer.Duplicate the wordart 3 times and add Eye Candy 4000 HSB Noise with these settings to the top one, remember to hit the Random Seed button for the other 3.

Then add Alien Skin Eye Candy 1 Impact - Gradient Glow to all 4 layers with these settings.my colors are #bdaf09 and #634e00